He's A Wild Animal Isn't He????

Here we go again with another round of infamy for Jacob the Peacock. You may recall from an earlier post that Jacob the Peacock is the town mascot of New Richmond on the Ohio. He has wandered the Village for years interacting with literally thousands of people. Unfortunately, it appears that he has also pecked at some children who apparently got too close for Jacob's comfort. Fortunately, we have been told that none of the kids were permanently injured (although stitches were required with some) and that's important. That said, the solution is not to create a mob to harm the bird....

Jacob has his own Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Richmond-Peacock/  Both sides of the argument seem to make valid points, but we must confess that many of the valid points are lost when the authors resort to graphic language and mean-spirited commentary. Making fun of the Village of New Richmond (and all of its residents), wishing Jacob shot or otherwise killed, in no way advance the point that these folks are trying to make. Instead, it is easy to write-off  mean-spirited, heartless comments, as coming from unhappy folks looking for attention and trouble.

We have been spending a significant amount of time down in the Village and find, on average, the folks in the Village are friendly and kind hearted. We have never run into a problem with Jacob, although we have witnessed (and stopped) several kids from throwing stones, sticks and other stuff at Jacob and other animals. However, as noted, most of the kids and adults we have met in New Richmond (and other little river cities along the Ohio River) are wonderful. We wish the Village continued success in its efforts to become a recreational, music and food outlet for Southwest Ohio. We hope the mean-spirited rhetoric stops. If you don't like New Richmond, other river Villages or the Ohio River, then simply move inland.......

Our words of advice: "Get Outside And Play--But Leave The Wild Animals Alone!" Whether it's Jacob, ducks, geese, ground hogs or other wildlife, please admire them from afar.......